John Paul the Great Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against the Bishop Noland Episcopal Day Eagles, falling 56-33. While losing is never fun, the Guardians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Eagles are ranked 34th).
Several Guardians players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Evan Sonnier, who went 6 for 13 en route to 13 points plus seven rebounds and four steals. Another player making a difference was Ezra Mouton, who had 11 points along with four steals.
Jordan Buckhalter continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Bishop Noland Episcopal Day, dropping a double-double on 16 points and ten assists. The dominant performance gave Buckhalter a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Roy Washington, who went 5 for 12 en route to 16 points plus seven rebounds and four steals.
John Paul the Great Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Bishop Noland Episcopal Day, their record now sits at 5-1.
John Paul the Great Academy has already played their next matchup (against Bishop Noland Episcopal Day), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Bishop Noland Episcopal Day, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four contests.
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